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Center controller rerouted an arrival on a non coordinated route and did not change the computer fixed pairs for the route causing a misdirected handoff to TRACON. Verbal interfacility coordination was not accomplished by the center sector prior to handoff. Receiving TRACON controller descended the flight believing that it had been redirected and handed off via intrafac procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340893 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dqn |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid tracon : day |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 340893 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Aircraft flashing at wrong sector. Aircraft routed to destination, switched to wrong sector. Internal procedures allow for a 'redirect' to another internal sector and authority/authorized a descent, in another controller's airspace, thinking the redirect was being used. It was not. Lack of coordination from ZID on the direct routing. Automation problem: not flashing at the appropriate arrival controller. This problem could lead to a sysecond officerperational error!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTR CTLR REROUTED AN ARR ON A NON COORDINATED RTE AND DID NOT CHANGE THE COMPUTER FIXED PAIRS FOR THE RTE CAUSING A MISDIRECTED HDOF TO TRACON. VERBAL INTERFACILITY COORD WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CTR SECTOR PRIOR TO HDOF. RECEIVING TRACON CTLR DSNDED THE FLT BELIEVING THAT IT HAD BEEN REDIRECTED AND HANDED OFF VIA INTRAFAC PROCS.
Narrative: ACFT FLASHING AT WRONG SECTOR. ACFT ROUTED TO DEST, SWITCHED TO WRONG SECTOR. INTERNAL PROCS ALLOW FOR A 'REDIRECT' TO ANOTHER INTERNAL SECTOR AND AUTH A DSCNT, IN ANOTHER CTLR'S AIRSPACE, THINKING THE REDIRECT WAS BEING USED. IT WAS NOT. LACK OF COORD FROM ZID ON THE DIRECT ROUTING. AUTOMATION PROB: NOT FLASHING AT THE APPROPRIATE ARR CTLR. THIS PROB COULD LEAD TO A SYS/OPERATIONAL ERROR!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.